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Mastering Tableau 2021

You're reading from   Mastering Tableau 2021 Implement advanced business intelligence techniques and analytics with Tableau

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Product type Paperback
Published in May 2021
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781800561649
Length 792 pages
Edition 3rd Edition
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David Baldwin David Baldwin
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Marleen Meier Marleen Meier
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Table of Contents (18) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Getting Up to Speed – A Review of the Basics 2. All About Data – Getting Your Data Ready FREE CHAPTER 3. Tableau Prep Builder 4. All About Data – Joins, Blends, and Data Structures 5. Table Calculations 6. All About Data – Data Densification, Cubes, and Big Data 7. Level of Detail Calculations 8. Beyond the Basic Chart Types 9. Mapping 10. Tableau for Presentations 11. Visualization Best Practices and Dashboard Design 12. Advanced Analytics 13. Improving Performance 14. Interacting with Tableau Server/Online 15. Programming Tool Integration 16. Another Book You May Enjoy
17. Index

Tableau Prep Builder

Tableau Prep Builder was introduced with version 2018.1 of Tableau Desktop, but what can we use Tableau Prep Builder (henceforth referred to in this chapter as Prep) for? The core purpose of the tool is data preparation. The good news is, Prep is fully compatible with Tableau Desktop, and also with Tableau Server. That means you can execute jobs in Prep to clean your data with the click of a button. Additionally, Prep is as visual as its big brother, Tableau Desktop, meaning that you can see every step of data preparation in a fully visual format.

Therefore, let's dive into the Graphical User Interface (GUI) and be amazed by another high-end product, which will allow you to get initial data insights, enabling you to decide faster if your dataset is worth analysis. Prep will pave the way for an even smoother Tableau Desktop experience.

In this chapter, the following topics will be discussed:

  • Connecting to data
  • The Tableau Prep Builder...
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